Join us on Wednesdays from 4 – 7 for a real time, virtual safari Instead of settling down in front of the TV to watch another Kardashians re-run, why don’t you take to your Twitter and Instagram account and watch our live bush feed? Enjoy a real time safari experience with LIVE feedback from our…

The village of Xaxaba appears in a clearing among the palm trees after a long journey through the Okavango Delta. Our Land Cruiser trundles up to the collection of mud and thatch huts, winding through the small village along the paths made visible between neighbouring houses. There are only small children around, waving excitedly at…

Recently Africa on Foot has secured further traverse on their western border. This traverse is exclusive to Africa on Foot guests and on a recent afternoon game drive, and the following morning on a walking trail, guests were lucky enough to encounter a lioness with four cubs on a kudu kill. She is still very skittish…

Sightings this week in the Klaserie Private Nature Reserve proved to be an interesting mix of big cats, crocodiles and babies. It’s not often we get to capture a crocodile on camera. But here we have this incredible Nile crocodile basking in the sun in all its splendour. Being ectothermic (they rely on the environment’s…

Well haven’t we been lucky lately? Only last night our guests at nThambo Tree Camp saw a leopard mother and her very small cub calmly walking through the area. In addition, this beautiful female leopard was spotted on our traverse recently looking completely relaxed and at ease with our presence. A privately owned property in the Klaserie was opened up exclusively…

Our foreign friends like to refer to a braai as a barbecue. Techinically speaking, both verbs have the same literal definition. According to both Wikipedia and the Concise Oxford English dictionary, a braai is “to grill or roast (meat) over open coals”. But for a true South African, a braai is more than a mere…

The thing about Marakapula Reserve is that it pretty much has it all. On the doorstep of the Kruger National Park with exclusive guided tours or self-drive adventures on the menu; a luxury lodge with private riverfront views and creature comforts you can’t live without; and its own Big 5 property that is home to all sorts of wonderful members of the wild!…

Our guests enjoyed an unforgettable elephant sighting the other day when their morning walk turned into one very close encounter with Africa’s largest land mammal. A herd of elephants was spotted about 300m away, and under ranger Greg’s expert leadership, they managed to sit down and enjoy watching the elephants drink and play at the waterhole…getting…

Wild dogs are possibly the most entertaining animals to watch… when you are lucky enough to spot them on game drive! Firstly, they are incredible predators, they have beautifully patterned pelts, they are never alone, and they are always interacting with each other in a playful and noisy fashion. Lions, on the other hand, enjoy the…

The dominant male leopard on our traverse is called Maxabeni. He is quite solid in his size and stature; and is often spotted protecting his territory. Leopards are nocturnal creatures who spend their daytime hours resting to conserve their much needed energy for kills; which is why Maxabeni sightings happen mainly in the dead of…